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Within the Heavenly Burning Training Qi Tower, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged in cultivation room number one on the sixth floor, using the more intense Heart Flame in this layer compared to other areas to cultivate.
This was originally Zi Yan's cultivation room, but she had been missing for a long time, and Xiao Meng, who was second only to her, had also left. After that, Zhou Mingrui also left with Xun Er, and among the Inner Courtyard students, the person most qualified to use it became Xiao Yan.
He had already reached the peak of Dou Spirit a few weeks ago, and this closed-door cultivation was to break through to Dou King.
The energy floating between heaven and earth circulated with his cultivation method, transforming into wisps of air that were absorbed into his body.
These air currents first circled the position of the Fallen Heart Flame's sub-flame in his heart. After initial purification, they flowed into his meridians. Then, he himself used the Flame Mantra to further refine them, making them even purer before they converged into his Dou Crystal.
A Dou Spirit's Dou Crystal is echinoid in shape. For every star it advances, one of the spikes on the Dou Crystal will contract and disappear. Xiao Yan's Dou Crystal only had one spike left; as soon as it also disappeared and the Dou Crystal became a smooth sphere, he would break through to Dou King.
As the pure energy continuously poured in, this spike gradually softened, shrinking continuously and diffusing evenly into the surroundings.
However, when only a tiny bit remained, it stopped changing. No matter how the incoming energy washed over it, it remained motionless, like an unmoving rock in a torrent.
Xiao Yan opened his eyes, took two pills from his space ring, and directly threw them into his mouth.
The formula for this pill, named One Beginning Pill, was found for him by Ape Lord. Its requirements for medicinal ingredients were very low, allowing for arbitrary substitutions, but it had quite high demands on the pill refining technique.
Ordinary pills stimulate the body through different combinations and fusion of the special properties of medicinal ingredients, thereby producing various effects. However, this type of pill completely eliminates the special properties of the medicinal ingredients, leaving only pure energy. Its grade depends entirely on the level of the medicinal ingredients.
The One Beginning Pill is an excellent pill for assisting cultivation. It can shorten the time taken to draw and gather energy, making cultivation faster and more efficient. When attempting to break through to a higher realm, it can also ensure a sufficient supply of energy.
In the eyes of a pill refining grandmaster like Yao Chen, although it blazes a new trail, it is also very wasteful.
The charm of pill refining lies in bringing out the special properties of medicinal ingredients, making them fully exploited. But the One Beginning Pill simply wastes these. If one were to find medicinal ingredients whose properties could accelerate energy absorption and refine them into corresponding pills, the effect would be much better than the One Beginning Pill...
However, that would limit the types of medicinal ingredients and require complete sets of materials, making the collection process more troublesome.
For major powers, the One Beginning Pill is quite useless, but for a lone wolf like Xiao Yan, who occasionally gets good things but struggles with not having complete sets of medicinal ingredients to exploit, it is very useful.
With the aid of the One Beginning Pill, a large amount of energy suddenly gathered in Xiao Yan's body. This energy, like a torrent, surged into his Dou Crystal.
Xiao Yan's face twitched slightly, and a faint pain came from his Dantian. Taking two fourth-grade pills at once was still too much.
However, the pain did not intensify, which made him breathe a sigh of relief. Under this vast energy, the last stubborn crystal spike finally disappeared, and the Dou Crystal became smooth.
A powerful aura rose from Xiao Yan's body, he had become a Dou King!
At this moment, a hint of joy couldn't help but appear on his face. Yun Shan, Soul Hall, Xiao Meng, Xun Er, Soul Clan... immense responsibility and pressure had always pushed him from behind, not allowing him to rest for a moment.
A breakthrough of a major realm finally allowed him to catch his breath under the heavy burden.
However... it's still not enough!
He still needs to work even harder!
Xiao Yan quickly put away his complacency and adjusted his mindset.
"Xiao Yan, you can relax appropriately and go out for a stroll. Being too tense is not a good thing... Cultivation should also have a balance of tension and relaxation," Yao Chen's voice sounded in his mind.
"I know," Xiao Yan replied.
However, he did not get up and leave the cultivation room but continued to sit cross-legged in place, consolidating his realm.
One day later, Xiao Yan finally exited his cultivation. He had stabilized the Dou King realm, no longer fluctuating between high and low as when he first broke through, occasionally even dropping back to Dou Spirit.
Beneath the Heavenly Burning Training Qi Tower, at the end of a deep Magma passage, in a fiery red World filled with Magma, an invisible fire python slowly opened its eyes.
It judged Xiao Yan's general state through the Heart Flame.
"Hmm... it's almost time."
After the fire python murmured softly, it opened its mouth wide and took a deep breath.
The omnipresent fire-attribute energy instantly surged into its body, which solidified. Black and red filled its colorless, transparent body, and wisps of scorching white lava flowed over its black and red form.
Then, a scorching ray of light spewed from its mouth, striking the seal center above the Magma passage.
"Boom..."
A layer of intricate patterns lit up from the seal. The energy spewed by the fire python was guided by the seal center to disperse throughout the Heavenly Burning Training Qi Tower, dissolving by means of the tower's special material.
During this process, the entire tower vibrated violently, and mysterious, complex patterns appeared on its body.
These patterns were on the empty space in the center of the tower, blocked by thick walls, so the students in the circular corridor could not see them.
"What's happening?" Xiao Yan looked at the floor with uncertainty, as if something below was staring at him through layers of obstacles.
A strong sense of crisis arose. He dared not delay and immediately ran to a higher floor.
"It's probably the Fallen Heart Flame impacting the seal. This Heavenly Flame has already developed intelligence and certainly isn't content to be sealed here for long, so it will try to escape."
Just then, a low, slightly hurried voice echoed in the tower:
"Emergency! All students, quickly leave the Heavenly Burning Training Qi Tower."
"Emergency! All students, quickly leave the Heavenly Burning Training Qi Tower..."
"..."
This was the voice of the Guardian Elder. He repeated it several times, then he himself flew from the central void to the top of the tower.
He looked at the dark void below, his expression grave.
The fire python's attack lasted only a short time, and the tower had stopped shaking, falling into silence.
However, this calm gave the Guardian Elder immense pressure, and a murderous aura permeated the air.
All students and instructors in the tower had evacuated. For this situation, they were actually not unfamiliar; in the past, this kind of situation occurred almost every few days, but it had been much calmer in the past six months, with no occurrences.
A figure in a gray robe appeared beside the Guardian Elder, who had withdrawn from the tower. It was Great Elder Su Qian.
His expression was also not relaxed, and he asked in a low voice, "How's the situation?"
The Guardian Elder replied, "It only attacked once and then quieted down, but this attack was more violent than any previous one, almost breaking the seal."
Su Qian nodded, "Don't relax your vigilance. This beast is probably accumulating strength."
Xiao Yan did not follow the instructor's guidance to continue evacuating but quietly left the group alone and stealthily returned to the vicinity of the Heavenly Burning Training Qi Tower.
He looked at the dark tower body, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Only when the Fallen Heart Flame breaks free from the seal will he have the opportunity to refine and devour it. As for Jia Nan Academy, he can only say sorry.
He has his own moral bottom line but is quite flexible in handling matters. Although refining the Fallen Heart Flame would bring immeasurable losses to Jia Nan Academy, he would not give up his goal because of it; at most, he would make some compensation afterward or in the future.
Of course, it would be best if the Fallen Heart Flame escaped and Jia Nan Academy couldn't handle the disaster it caused... If that were the case, he could then subdue it with a clear conscience, without having to bear that small twinge of guilt.
Above the Heavenly Burning Training Qi Tower, in addition to Su Qian and a group of Inner Courtyard Elders, there were also Hu Qian and some Outer Courtyard Elders.
The abnormal phenomenon of the Fallen Heart Flame having no movement for more than half a year made Su Qian very vigilant, so he had made preparations early, drawing some of the Outer Courtyard's forces to come here and stand by.
After a long silence, the Fallen Heart Flame still showed no movement, and Hu Qian couldn't help but ask, "What on earth is it doing? Has it given up?"
"Wait a little longer..." Su Qian looked down from the top of the tower, the tension on his face never disappearing.
Xiao Yan was slightly disappointed, muttering, "Sigh... that's it?"
Yao Chen's voice sounded in his mind, "Hehe, don't be careless. It will probably be difficult to end well today... Su Qian and the others want to maintain the seal, but some people won't agree."
Xiao Yan understood Yao Chen's meaning and was startled, saying in a surprised tone, "Besides me, is someone else eyeing the Fallen Heart Flame?"
"Hmm..." Yao Chen's tone became solemn, "Be prepared and be very careful. Next, there will be a fierce battle."
Before Xiao Yan could ask further, large patches of black mist rose from a distance, and sharp, unpleasant laughter echoed:
"Kekeke... How disappointing. I originally wanted to wait for the Fallen Heart Flame to come out on its own, but it seems this Protector will have to act personally."
Within the black mist, three figures vaguely appeared. They were all dressed in black robes, with wide hoods covering their faces, and combined with the constantly rising black mist, it was impossible to see their appearance clearly.
Seeing these three, Su Qian and the Academy's Elders all changed greatly in expression, and many Elders even subtly showed fear.
Because these three did not display Dou Qi wings behind them, they stood in the air, clearly all Dou Ancestor powerhouses!
Su Qian's face was very grim. These three gave him immense pressure, especially the two standing on the left and right sides, whose aura made him feel suppressed and gave him an invincible feeling.
He cupped his hands and said in a deep voice, "Three friends, what business do you have at my Jia Nan Academy?"
Although he knew the other party had malicious intentions, the situation was stronger than him. Before a complete falling out, even if he was dissatisfied, he chose to endure and tried to resolve it through communication.
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